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New Record of One Species of Sea-Spider [Pallenopsis hoeki (Miers, 1884)] to Indian Waters & a Checklist

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The studies on the Pycnogonida, commonly known as sea-spider, in Indian waters are not adequate. During the present study, a species of sea-spider Pallenopsis hoeki (Miers in Pycnogonida. Report on the Zoological Collections Made in the Indo Pacific Ocean During the Voyage of H M S ‘Alert’ 1881/1882 (London) pp 323–326, 1884) is reported in Indian waters from the Lakshadweep archipelago as a new record. This study also suggests that this is also the first documentation of any sea-spider species from Lakshadweep. A detailed checklist of Indian Pycnogonida is represented here based on the published literature.

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Acknowledgements

The authors are thankful to Dr. Dhriti Banerjee, Director, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata for providing the necessary facilities and permission. The authors are also thankful to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India for financial support. The first author is sincerely thankful to Dr. Rudá Amorim Lucena, Mestrando em Ciências Biológicas–Zoologia, Laboratório de Invertebrados Paulo Young-LIPY, Departamento de Sistemática e Ecologia/CCEN, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil, and Dr. Claudia P. Arango, Biodiversity Program, Queensland Museum, South Brisbane, Australia for their kind help, support and advice regarding species identification and confirmation. The help and logistic support extended by the authorities of the Department of Environment and Forests, Lakshadweep Administration are duly acknowledged.

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Mondal, T., Raghunathan, C. New Record of One Species of Sea-Spider [Pallenopsis hoeki (Miers, 1884)] to Indian Waters & a Checklist. Thalassas 39, 883–890 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41208-023-00600-2

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